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Could you elaborate on what you mean with the arms preventing each other from moving? Each arm can rotate freely regardless of the position of the other arms. Unless I've overseen something?
You are completely right about the bending though. Unfortunately I think I'm just going to have to live with it and bring plenty of spares as you said!
The arms look like they touch each other at a 90 degree angle, which can lock up due to gravity.
When tilted slowly this might pose little problem, yet when flung due to an opponent this could do you in.
I might be wrong and your cad design is sound. but I can't help guestimating how it would react to the effects within the arena.
Anyone else willing to weigh in on this one?
Edit, try animating it when flung sideways...
I think the GIF makes it look like the prongs have the same horizontal position on shaft, where as in actual fact i think they're just next to one another- you can see this if you slow the GIF down. That probably doesn't make much sense but I think Giles can probably explain further.
In short, it looks fine from where I'm sitting :)
That's absolutely correct, yes. They sit side-by-side, using the axle of the neighbouring arm as a stopper, preventing it from going too far into the wheel housings when not in use. (I've yet to model the axles in here):
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/atta...tid=5532&stc=1
You'll be fine than.
Brb whilst I just whip up a sweet 3D gif of my robot for the hell of it.
Awesome stuff man!
CAD files sent off to LaserMaster for cutting! Look forward to putting some bits together at last!
Laser cut stuff arrived today. Its starting to shape up nicely! The side armor is a little on the heavy side, might have to do some weight reduction on those or replace them with HDPE if that fails. I've gotta drill out all of the 5mm holes as for some reason they are way off and do not fit the 5mm bolts. 4mm ones are fine though. Can't wait to get this all assembled now. Need to file off all the burrs first ;)
http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/atta...tid=5547&stc=1http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/atta...tid=5548&stc=1
looking very neat
thats looking awesome...heavy......but awesome